brake shoe

noun

An element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.

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Meanings

nounbrake shoe (plural brake shoes)

plural brake shoes · alternative brakeshoe

  1. engineeringAn element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.

    The rotating action of the brake drum tends to pull one brake shoe harder into contact. This is known as self-servo action. It occurs on the brake shoe, which is after the wheel cylinder, in the direction of wheel rotation.

    2014, Tom Denton, Automotive Technician Training: Entry Level 3: Introduction to Light Vehicle Technology, Routledge, →ISBN, page 224
  2. rail transportA hard friction-producing element which is pressed against the tread of a wheel to provide braking.
  3. cyclingA brake lining unit in a coaster brake on a bike.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

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Translations

Catalan patí de fre
  • patí de freelement of a drum brake
Dutch remschoen
  • remschoenelement of a drum brake
Estonian piduriklots
  • piduriklotselement of a drum brake
Finnish jarrukenkä
  • jarrukenkäelement of a drum brake
German Hemmschuh, Bremsschuh
  • Hemmschuhelement of a drum brake
  • Bremsschuhelement of a drum brake
  • Bremsbackeelement of a drum brake
Hungarian fékpofa, féksaru
  • fékpofaelement of a drum brake
  • féksaruelement of a drum brake
  • féktuskóelement of a drum brake
Irish crú coscáin
  • crú coscáinelement of a drum brake
Italian ganascia
  • ganasciaelement of a drum brake
Polish hamulec klockowy
  • hamulec klockowyelement of a drum brake
Spanish zapata
  • zapataelement of a drum brake
Swedish bromssko
  • bromsskoelement of a drum brake
Welsh gwadn brêc
  • gwadn brêcelement of a drum brake
Cite this entry
APA

brake shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20shoe

MLA

“brake shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20shoe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brake shoe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20shoe.

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